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Historic bridge gets spruced up for a 100-year-old West Fairmount Park trolley line reborn as a recreation trail
The slanted arch bridge is constructed of 14 individual ribs made of brick, set at a 30-degree skew. “Fairmount Park Conservatory has several different departments working here. We have our ...
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Philly’s quirky 128-year-old Skew Arch Bridge gets a $100,000 rehab
The Skew Arch Bridge, built in 1896 with an idiosyncratic ... its due with completion of a $100,000 restoration to fortify 14 brick ribs that resemble an opening eye of a camera shutter ...